(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Autistic youths Liu Hanyang (R) and Peng Jingrui, make pastry at a bakery in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 21, 2024. Liu Hanyang, 25, and Peng Jingrui, 23, work as bakers at the bakery since June 2023. In addition to making bread and snacks with their teacher, they can also work as cashiers and deliverymen. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Zhao Ruixi)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Autistic youths Liu Hanyang (R) and Peng Jingrui, pose for a photo at a bakery in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 21, 2024. Liu Hanyang, 25, and Peng Jingrui, 23, work as bakers at the bakery since June 2023. In addition to making bread and snacks with their teacher, they can also work as cashiers and deliverymen. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

Parent-child reading sows seeds of happiness for families in China's Tianjin

STORY: Parent-child reading sows seeds of happiness for families in China's Tianjin DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:13 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people reading 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AMY LIU, Resident in Tianjin 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): AMY LIU, Resident in Tianjin 6. STANDUP 5 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): AMY LIU, Resident in Tianjin 9. STANDUP 8 (English): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): LI CHONGXIAO, Primary school student in Tianjin 11. SOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): CAO JINGRUI, Primary school student in Tianjin 12. SOUNDBITE 11 (Chinese): AMY LIU, Resident in Tianjin STORYLINE: Sijihuacheng Community Tianjin, China SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU RUNZHI, Xinhua correspondent "Hi. Hi. Come in, please. Thank you."